Improvement in fishing-rod reels



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

EDWARD DEAGON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN VVARRIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN FISHING-ROD REELS.

Speeiicatlon forming part of Letters Patent No. 16,626, dated February 10, 16:57.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARDYDEACON, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and Sta-te of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reels for Fishing-Rods; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part ot' this specification, in which- Figure l is a central section ot' the reelframe, the sleeve which encompasses the crank-shaft being also bisected, but the reel and gearing not being biseetef` Fig. 2 is a detached longitudinal section of the sleeve.

This invention relates to an improvement in reels for fishing-rods, by which improvement the crank-shaft may be readily connected with and disconnected from the reel-shaft, as desired, so that, in throwing out the line, the reel, being disconnected from the crank-shaft, will have no friction to overcome but that pro duced by its o wu journals.

The invention consists. in placinga sleeve upon the crank-shaft, said sleeve being fitted within a socket attached to the reel-frame, and having a slot made in it, in ,which slot a pin secured within the socket ts. By operating or sliding the sleeve the crank-shaft is also moved, and the toothed Wheel upon it thrown in and out of gear with the pinion on the reelshaft.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents the reel, which is fitted within a frame formed ot two plates, a a, connected by rods b. The reel and frame are of the usual construction, and therefore do not require a minute description.

lhe frame has the usual case or box B at one side, to inclose the gearing C D, C being the pinion on the end of the shaft E ot' the reel,

' and D is the toothed wheel on the inner end tached tothe outer side of the box B. The sleeve G has a slot, d, made in it, the ends of the slot having lateral or side notches, e e, at opposite sides, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. A

pin, f, is placed in the socket c, said pin fitting in the slot d.

H represents the crank, which is placed on the shaft F and securedthereon by a nut, g, on the outer end oi' the shaft F, the crank being pressed snugly up against a shoulder on the crank-shaft F. rlhe outer end of the sleeve G has a milled flange, h, upon it.

The crank-shaft F is shoved in or out, so that its wheel I) may be in or out of gear with the pinion O of the reel-shaft E by merely shoving the sleeve inward or drawing it outward. The notches e c serve to keep or lock the wheel I) in either.position-that is, either in or out oi' gear-the collar being turned on the shat't E, so that the pinfin the socket will tit in the notches at either end of the slot d. The inner end of the shaft F tits or works in a step or bearing, y1', inthe adjoining plate a.

I. am aware that a patent was granted to John N. Bailey for reels so constructed that the crank-shaft could be thrown in andout ot' gear with the reel-shaft; butaspring was employed and so connected with the crank-shaft as to keep it thrown out of gear or disconnected from the rcel-shaft. Consequently, to connect the crankshaft with the reel-shaft the crankshaft required to be pressed inward by the hand as the crank was turned. rlhe pressure upon the crank renders the winding up of the line upon the reel a diticult operation, and a person is liable to forget that pressure upon the crank is requisite in order to connect the crank with the reel-shaft. The spring also is liable to lose its elasticity, and the parts may thus be rendered inoperative.

Having thus described my invention, what I 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Connecting the crank-shaft F with the reelshaft E, and also disconnecting it therefrom, by means of the slotted sleeve G, plaeed'r fitted upon the shaft F and within the socket e, ,substantially as herein shown and described.

EDWD. BEACON. 

